They probably lose their value once you open the packaging, but that won't stop me taking out this "Assassins Creed" figurine and walking him up the CNET office walls and throwing him at the HR department as a stealth attack.

Why not buy a toy for your toy? The Lottie doll is aimed as an alternative to Barbie. Instead of obsessing over makeup and cars, Lottie is more interested in building a robot friend. The creators hope to get younger girls interested in engineering and robotics.

I can say from personal experience that you can hurl the Aerobie flying ring further than nearly any other Frisbee. It's the least techie item on this list. Unless you hurl it onto the roof of Google's data center.